In the current year (2021–22), core school spending per pupil is expected to be highest in Scotland (over £7,500) compared to England (£6,700) and Wales (£6,600), and lowest in Northern Ireland (£6,400).

A supportive review of the book "Class Rules: the truth about Scottish schools"

James McEnaney tells the truth about Scottish schools. Class Rules makes the key issues about Scotland's education system accessible to all. He delves into the successes and failures of the Curriculum for Excellence. He interrogates the rhetoric around closing the 'attainment gap' between the richest and poorest pupils. And he considers the impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic.  This book looks to the future to ask what changes can be made to improve the system for young people across the country. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of schools in Scotland.

we explore the implications of populism for adult education aimed at defending and extending democratic life. We question the conflation of agonistic democracy with left populism on several grounds, and we consider how a focus on education might help to ground their theory and clarify its ambiguities. 

his report is a plan for delivering this change through a National Childcare Service in public provision, as a replacement for the fragmented, haphazard and unequal nature of the childcare sector at present. The report provides a comprehensive, costed strategy for achieving this transformation.